Karabov Surname

1,391,595th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 157 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bulgaria
Highest density in:
Bulgaria

Karabov Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Karabov Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bulgaria841:83,0825,148
Russia661:2,183,683132,197
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
England11:55,718,059489,080
France11:66,422,722504,397
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Karabov Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Karabov Come From? nationality or country of origin

Karabov (Russian: Карабов) is carried by more people in Bulgaria than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. For other possible spellings of Karabov click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Karabov? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,391,595th most frequently occurring last name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 46,417,490 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 94 percent of Karabov live; 54 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 52 percent live in South Slavic Europe.

It is most commonly occurring in Bulgaria, where it is borne by 84 people, or 1 in 83,082. In Bulgaria it is most common in: Smolyan Province, where 40 percent are found, Plovdiv Province, where 21 percent are found and Sofia City Province, where 18 percent are found. Aside from Bulgaria this last name occurs in 8 countries. It is also common in Russia, where 42 percent are found and Azerbaijan, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Karabova93174/
Karaboev93172/
Karaabov9323/
Kharabov934/
Karaabova8827/
Kharaboev881/
Korabov8630/
Karobov866/
Karabev864/
Karabav862/
Karavov861/
Karebov861/
Karabow861/
Karabaev8017,399/
Kharebov80520/
Koraboev80346/
Karoboev8040/
Korabova8035/
Karabeev8014/
Kayravov805/
Carabova802/
Karobova801/
Qaraboev801/
Kharabaev7514/
Karaabaev751/
Karaubaev751/
Korobov7117,166/
Carabow716/
Karebav713/
Korabav711/
Karavav711/
Karobow711/
Karavaf711/
Korobova6718,242/
Korabaev67337/
Korobovs6754/
Kharabaf6751/
Qoraboev6743/
Koroboev6717/
Qarabaev6712/
Karebaev6711/
Karobaev679/
Kharavav673/
Karavaph673/
Karobeev672/
Khorobov672/
Kaurabab671/
Kharavab671/

Karabov Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Karabov in the Russian language
Карабовkarabov-

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Karabov
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